Wednesday, July 27, 2011

The time has arrived

Yes baseball fans, the time has arrived for total usage of instant replay in a modified system. Do not us it on balls and strikes. Use it on calls on the bases like the one early Tuesday morning in the 19th inning on the tag at home plate by Pirates catcher Mike McKenry and blown call by ump Jerry Meals. Use it on the call by Umpire Jim Joyce who took away a perfect no-hit game by Armando Galaragga. Even Jim Joyce admitted he blew the call. Instant replay is utilized in home run situations so extend it and use it on calls at the bases, fan interference, and hits down the line and at the base of the wall extended to the foul pole. Either do it like college football and buzz the home plate umpire and discuss the call with an instant replay official or secondly give the manager a red flag like the NFL does and he has 2 opportunities to challenge a call during the game. Basically what I am saying is get the call correct. A multitude of mistakes have been made by umpires over the years that really can affect a team's momentum or cost a team a victory. The technology is there and the time has come for a modified version of baseball instant replay.

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